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D ETECTION AND C LASSIFICATION OF M ICROCALCIFICATIONS IN D IGITIZED M AMMOGRAMS FOR C OMPUTER- A IDED D IAGNOSIS OF B REAST C ANCER. Werapon CHIRACHARIT Kosin CHAMNONGTHAI King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi Electrical and Computer Engineering. B REAST C ANCER.
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DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MICROCALCIFICATIONS IN DIGITIZED MAMMOGRAMS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER Werapon CHIRACHARIT Kosin CHAMNONGTHAI King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi Electrical and Computer Engineering
BREAST CANCER Major Cause for Mortality of Women its cause?
SCREENING TEST Mammography: Breast X-Ray Imaging ultrasound imaging thermography magnetic resonance imaging
MAMMOGRAM FILMS Two Mammographic Views
COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSIS (CAD) Second Opinion
DIGITIZED MAMMOGRAM Transparency Adapter X-Ray Film Scanner Computer
MICROCALCIFICATIONS Presentation of Mineral Deposits as Specks
RELATED WORK Digital Mammograms Detection of Microcalcifications Classification of Microcalcifications Benign / Malignant
PART IDETECTION OF MICROCALCIFICATIONS • small size & vary shape • low contrast to background • ambiguity from noises Calcification or Non-calcification?
MAMMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS microcalcifications noises intensity background position
DETECTED MICROCALCIFICATIONS input image output image
PART IICLASSIFICATION OF MICROCALCIFICATIONS to be continued Benign or Malignant?